Derick Tsimba

The Commission of Inquiry into urban state land will descend on Midlands Province from 10 to 28June 2019, the Harare Post can report.

In a Press Statement, the Secretary to the Commission of Inquiry, Mrs Virginia Mabiza said the Commission would be inquiring on land sold since 2005 in urban areas

“The Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State Land in and around Urban Areas since 2005 wishes to advise all beneficiaries of farms/urban state land which was acquired and handed over for urban development since 2005, that the Commission will be hearing the public in Midlands from 10 June to 28 June 2019 with the view to inquire from such public,” she said.

She also said inquiries were being done to establish various issues pertaining to establish those who bought the state land, double allocations and those who might have settled on undesignated areas such as under power lines.

“The view is to inquire from such public pertaining to the following: people who bought state land handed over for urban development, double or multiple allocations, people who have been allocated stands on spaces meant for the building of schools, clinics, roads, recreation sites, under power lines, wet lands, open spaces as well as any other information pertaining to illegal transactions of urban state land known to the public,” said the Secretary to the Commission of Inquiry.

Harare Post has learnt that the Commission of Inquiry is inviting all those who intend to be heard to submit or provide any information/documents/evidence or those who need clarification on any matter relating to the above or any other urban state land other than the above, should not hesitate to call the Commission on Inquiry.